OBREPTION

obreption (plural obreptions)

(obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.

(obsolete, Scotland, legal) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.

• subreption

Source: Wiktionary

Ob*rep"tion, n. Etym: [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere, obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see Ob-) + repere to creep.]

1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. [Obs.] Cudworth.

2. (Scots Law)

Definition: The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. Bell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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